George Alexander Macfarren (1813-1887) - orchestral, choral and dramatic works

[albion]

1828 - Symphony No.1 in C (Royal Academy of Music, London, September 1830)
1831 - Symphony No.2 in D minor (Royal Academy of Music, London, December 1831)
           Mrs G, farce (Queen's Theatre, London, 1831)
1832 - Symphony No.3 in E minor
           Overture in E flat (Royal Academy of Music, London, 26th June 1833)
           Genevieve; or,The Maid of Switzerland, operetta (Queen's Theatre, London, 1832)
1833 - Symphony No.4 in F minor (Society of British Musicians, London, 27th October 1834)
           Symphony No.5 in A minor
           The Prince of Modena, opera [unperformed]
1834 - The Merchant of Venice, overture (Society of British Musicians, London, October 1835)
           Caractacus, opera [unperformed]
1835 - Piano Concerto in C minor (Society of British Musicians, London, 2nd November 1835)
           Old Oak Tree, farce (Lyceum Theatre, London)
           I and My Double, farce (Lyceum Theatre, London, 16th June 1835)
1836 - Symphony No.6 in B flat
           Romeo and Juliet, overture
           Concertino in A, for cello and orchestra
           Chevy Chace, overture (Society of British Musicians, London, 7th January 1838)
           If the Cap Fit Ye, Wear It, farce
           Innocent Sins; or, Peccadilloes, operetta (Coburg Theatre, London, August 1836)
1837-38 - El Malhechor, opera [unperformed]
1838 - The Devil's Opera, opera (Lyceum Theatre, London, 13th August 1838)
1839 - Love Among the Roses, romance [opera]
           Agnes Bernauer, the Maid of Augsburg, romance [opera] (Covent Garden Theatre, London, 20th April 1839)
1839-40 - Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor (Philharmonic Society, London, 9th June 1845)
1840 - An Emblematic Tribute on the Queen's Marriage, masque (Drury Lane Theatre, London, 10th February 1840)
1840-41 - An Adventure of Don Quixote, opera (Drury Lane Theatre, London, 3rd February 1846)
1842 - Don Carlos, overture
1845 - Symphony No.8 in D
1847-48 - King Charles II, opera (Princess's Theatre, London, 27th October 1849)
1850 - The Sleeper Awakened, serenata (Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 15th November 1850)
c.1850 - Allan of Aberfeldy, opera [unperformed]
1853 - Lenora, cantata (Exeter Hall, London, 25th April 1853)
1856 - Hamlet, overture (New Philharmonic Society, London, 23rd April 1856)
           May Day, cantata (Bradford Festival, 28th August 1856)
1860 - Christmas, cantata (Musical Society of London, 9th May 1860)
           Robin Hood, opera (Her Majesty's Theatre, London, 11th October 1860)
1863 - Flute Concerto in G
           Freya's Gift, allegorical masque (Covent Garden Theatre, London, 10th March 1863)
           Jessie Lea, opera di camera (Gallery of Illustration, London, 2nd November 1863)
1863-64 - She Stoops to Conquer, opera (Covent Garden Theatre, London, 11th February 1864)
1864 - The Soldier's Legacy, opera di camera (Gallery of Illustration, London, 10th July 1864)
           Helvellyn, opera (Covent Garden Theatre, London, 3rd November 1864)
1868 - Songs in a Cornfield, cantata (London, 1868)
1872 - Outward Bound, cantata (Norwich Festival, 1872)
1873 - St John the Baptist, oratorio (Bristol Festival, 23rd October 1873)
           Violin Concerto in G minor (Philharmonic Society, London, 12th May 1873)
1874 - Symphony No.9 in E minor (British Orchestral Society, London, 26th March 1874)
           Festival Overture (Liverpool Festival, 1874)
1875 - Idyll in Memory of Sterndale Bennett, for orchestra (Philharmonic Society, London, 5th July 1875)
1876 - The Lady of the Lake, cantata (Glasgow Choral Union, 15th November 1877)
           The Resurrection, oratorio (Birmingham Festival, 30th August 1876)
1877 - Joseph, oratorio (Leeds Festival, 21st September 1877)
1880 - Kenilworth, opera [unperformed]
1882 - Ajax, incidental music (Cambridge University, November 1882)
1883 - King David, oratorio (Leeds Festival, 12th October 1883)
1884 - St George's Te Deum, for chorus and orchestra (Crystal Palace, London, 23rd April 1884)
1887 - Around the Hearth, cantata (Royal Academy of Music, London, 1887)

Commercial recordings -

Symphony No.4 in F minor (CPO 999 433-2)
Chevy Chace, overture (Hyperion CDA 66515/ Helios CDH55088)
Symphony No.7 in C sharp minor (CPO 999 433-2)
Robin Hood (Naxos 8.660306-07)
She Stoops to Conquer, overture (Victorian Opera Northwest - forthcoming)

[Balapoel]

Symphonies 4 and 7 are recorded
(http://www.amazon.com/Symphony-Minor-Sharp/dp/B00000FY8N/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1292092947&sr=1-2)

Here is my (definitely incomplete) list:

Chamber

   Sonata (Bb) f. Fl. and Pfte.   1883
   Quintuor p. Pfte, Violon, Alto, Vclle et Contrab. (ou 2d Vclle) in Gm    1856
   Romanza ed Allegro con Fuoco. Trio p. Pfte, Violon et Violoncelle (in E.)    1846
   Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano   
   String Quartet No. 1 in g minor   1835 (22')
54   String Quartet No. 2 in F   1840 (33')
   String Quartet No. 3 in A   1842 (33')
   String Quartet No. 4   
   String Quartet No. 5 in g minor (31')   
   String Quartet No. 6 in G   (30')

Opera

   An Adventure of Don Quixote   1846
   Helvellyn   1864
   King Charles II   1849
   Robin Hood   1860
   She Stoops to Conquer   1864
   The Soldiers legacy. Opera da Camera.   1865

Organ

   Variations for organ on the Psalm Tune 'Windsor'

Sacred (Oratorios)

   Joseph   1877
   King David   1883
   Resurrection   1876
   St. John the Baptist   1873

Vocal (Choral)

   A Day in thy Courts   
   A Widow Bird   
   Pack Clouds Away   
   The Lord is my shepherd   

Vocal (Songs)

   Alton Locke's Song   
   Break, break on the cold grey stones   
51.1   Das Meer hat seine Perlen   
   Ellen Adair   
   Farewell if ever fondest prayer   
   Fortune and her wheel   
50   Gretchen am Spinnrade. Gedicht v. Goethe. Op. 50   1846
51.2   Herz, mein Herz, sei nicht beklommen   
   In love, if love be love   
   Late, late, so late   
   Love and Death   
   Orpheus, with his lute   
   Sing Heigh-ho!   
   The Sands of Dee   
   The Starlings   
   The Three Fishers   
51.3   Was will die einsame Trane   
   When daisies pied   
   When we two parted   
   Herzensschläge (The beating of my own heart). Ballade.   1868
   Oh! i hear ye sing!    1865

[eschiss1]

Hrm. Can add that the violinist in the 1873 performance of the violin concerto was a Mr. Straus; there was another, Crystal Palace, performance early April (3 or 10?) 1875. The Musical Standard reviewer thought very well of the work (and noted in passing that the Larghetto was in A-flat major (flattened 2) - not a rare tonal move in 1873, but still a point of interest. Still not sure if it's ever been published. Noticed a performance of the piano quintet (not an orchestral or choral, though probably a dramatic, work) in 1896 (same series of concerts as I think I mentioned elsewhere today.)

[FBerwald]

Wow... Quite an amazing list. Yet another 9-symphony composer!

[scarpia]

I've seen a CD of his Robin Hood opera on the naxos label. The review on amazon did not inspire me to buy though. "The music is pleasant, tuneful and thoroughly forgettable. " Maybe if I see it in a super cheap bin somewhere.

[eschiss1]

Try his string quartets on IMSLP, anyway. I like them... (Thanks again, matesic )

[Jimfin]

I can thoroughly endorse Robin Hood: anything but forgettable. Since it came out, I have listened to it approximately every two weeks for the last year or so. Lots of lovely melodies! One of the best purchases of the last couple of years!